Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-23
VARIETIES OF CARPETS.
Information for the Housekeeper on
Choice OF Floor Coverings.

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Choice OF Floor Coverings.
The old division OF Wilton, Brussels
and tapestry still holds good for main
divisions. the method of construction OF
all is sin ilar-s wooden fac on a back OF
other material.
In the tapestry the colorlng Is all
stamped on, the addition OF each color
being a separate process. In the Brus-
sells the colors are dyed In the grain and
woven In patterns. The Wilton is SIM
liar to his except that the top Is cut and
shaved like velvet.
The Moquettes are a later carpet and
are most like the wlltons, but differ In
construction, the wooden part being
stitched on. They do not appear TO lie
very firm but they YEA well some Of
them have been IN use for fifteen years
In some OF our public offices.
The most expensive carpet Is the Royal
Administer, which run as high as 81 TO
So a yard.
The e,presslon -four or six frame"
Brussels refers to the method OF weaving |;
the five and six frame are the best; the
others are cheaper and poorer In quail
ity.
The use OF double width carpets is
coming to be very general-their advan-
tage Is In their needing so little sewing.
Wool carpets are divided into two and
three ply the latter carpet l. going out,
the upper surface wears out quickly and
the carpet Is an eyesore.
The kidderminster two-ply Is a very
durable carpet; its patterns are kept
well abreast OF the times. Some OF these
are nov made three and one-half yards
In width.
"Kensington art squares" which are
large MATS Of similar material with q
border. 20 very nicely with the kidder-
Minister.
Ano'hsr popular ~carPeting is the Eng
lish Eel ings these are all OF u color,
of curse, but { e effect when nicely Dor.
dered l. very nice aud they lend them
selye, readily to the Use of rugs.
Toe rug business Is il trade by itself.
IL beg u vi Ia "a craze, but this Is now
over, ant rugs having been one, intro
d ED they Mere f. nj - useful that the
trade Ia them l., sr,,iua ~ incre isine.
The name o. The NaI.r les OF rugs is
legion. In ti- Turk iii aud Indian Prov
inccs. where The rugs come from, zach
district ha its distinctive rug, differing
In material, make or pattern from all
others.
Some OF them take years in their con.
struction and their value Is in many
stores /, valued al 81, 800. The Smyrna
rug, mad IA Philadelphia, is a machine
made rag; it'custs onl about one-sixth
OF the prIc - "a foreign one.
In look there IS little 10 choose be.
tween h-lu, but the moment the hand
is plarri upon them the difference Is
perr iIrI-- 80 foreign j. iirm and close
IN texture. While tue d,mr-lIc rug il
shaky ani loose IN make. The diiieI ence
in iHr wearing l. as marked IL that In
pric
=. 'Iking ~ wear, a rug lately Tor sale
In Boston wac seven y-iive years Ia
Con-lnn u-r % ore rNIwflatiun.
Ia r,Ipc the best cn.nis ,mr lasting
are The ir,i- nothing h lls color
b lrrr luIu a. OH iasniD ed red and
gr,'rIi.
Ia nu icr that the mI.d 'on",l car.
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p..-.u d ."I, are iou ri la uu irp l,i
a u -. ,ri i.r ,Uug liur .ur -uIl"r
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20" r e.. r"ol Il ,aiu r"ii "u and
Q snare by the mar WHO kinks himself
too old to g tal;rp In J. ! tn" depart
ment which /, Usually !s' aIvcrtised-
that in which ~" good ale so d for
less than cn-'."
In r~eliai,i. huu~ c the makn.up OF the
stock consists maial; of = rce- OF car
pet too shori fur the avera e IONS for
which they ur" u lily sold. These are
supplemented Toy pieces which do not
sell a. rapidly a. some other. though
these NAV be lIic importati u or 1t may
be that they are old stock. In effect the
whole consists OF S rli pieces as n push
ing house cannot AFFORD to bother with,
and which IL very flen offered at n
third OF IL, cos.
The department Is a fsvorite with
close buyers and they oft n get a first
rate carpet ut a price at which a second
class one could have been bought. This
department Offers great on to dis
honest dealers, but IN any established
house the words OF the advertisement
may be accepted verbatim ct litera-
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